Climate Change

 Satellite images help monitor ocean warmth

Meteorologists can now use satellite pictures to keep track of hot spots in the Pacific.

Publication Date: 
14/10/1992
Down to Earth
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Oceans and Seas, Atmosphere, Science And Technology, Scientists, United States Of America (US), Global
Biodiversity

 Biodiversity under threat worldwide

IN GLOBAL terms, existing species are estimated at between five and 30 million. Of these, only 1.4 million have been identified, of which 750,000 are insects, 40,000 invertebrates, 250,000 plants and

Publication Date: 
Sunday, August 30, 1992
Down to Earth
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Flora, Fauna, Biodiversity, Global
Biodiversity

 Should life forms be patented globally?

Patents are monopoly rights granted to the inventors to protect their economic interests. But this becomes complicated when the patent is applied to life forms on a global scale.

Publication Date: 
30/08/1992
Usha Menon
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Tags:
Biodiversity, Genetic Resources, Patents, Global
Poverty

 Driving home a point without any solutions

THE BRANDT Commission in 1980 had called for a world "based less on power and status, more on justice and contract; less discretionary, more governed by fair and open rules". Shridath

Publication Date: 
14/07/1992
Amit Mitra
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Environment, Carbon Dioxide, Poverty, United States Of America (US), Global, Developing Countries, Rio Summit
Environment

 Off to the next round

The South came back reasonably victorious from Rio, it was only because of the poor leadership of USA. The question now is: will it be able to sustain its success?

Publication Date: 
14/07/1992
Anil Agarwal
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Environment, NGO, United States Of America (US), Global, Developing Countries, Rio Summit
Environment

 Different perspectives

Some common misconceptions that emerged during the run up to Rio

Publication Date: 
14/07/1992
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Environment, NGO, United States Of America (US), Global, Developing Countries, Rio Summit
Environment

 In Rio, try thinking of Kalavati Devi

HUMANITY never needed a global social contract more than it does today. With the nations of the world jointly facing a global ecological crisis but sharply divided in economic terms, there never

Publication Date: 
30/05/1992
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Environment, Rio Summit, Pollution, Global Warming, Ecology, Developing Countries, Global

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